HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-05 - Opposition to the Government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection AmendmentRESOLUTION NO. 11' - 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, IN OPPOSITION TO
THE GOVERNMENT COST SAVINGS AND TAXPAYERS
PROTECTION AMENDMENT.
WHEREAS, every day millions of dollars of critical design and engineering
projects are under way for seismic retrofitting, flood control, schools, and hospitals;
and
WHEREAS, state, regional, and local government currently are allowed the
flexibility to contract with private firms, on a competitive basis, to design these
projects; and
WHEREAS, the process provides government the best means to deliver a
project on time and cost effectively; and
WHEREAS, the so-called "Government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection
Amendment" completely changes the process by giving CALTRANS and other state
departments a virtual monopoly on designing every project; and
WHEREAS, the proposed initiative eliminates local control and forces the state
controller to analyze tens of thousands of proposed contracts per year, costing
taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, in additional expenses; and
WHEREAS, to meet potential workload demands, hundreds, if not thousands,
of state employees would need to be employed and paid, even if no projects were
under way; and
WHEREAS, this could mean more delays on important projects such as the
Santa Ana Freeway widening, the San Francisco Bay Bridge retrofit and the Alameda
Rail Corridor in Los Angeles County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Costa Mesa opposes the
so-called "Government Cost Savings and Taxpayers Protection Amendment" that will
cost millions to our cities, counties, special districts, and the economy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of January, 1998.
ATTEST:
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Deputy City C erk of the City of Costa Mesa
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Mayor of the City of C� s a Mesa
PPROVED AS TO FORM
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CITY ATTORNE-Y
I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council
of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Resolution No. 9(�_S was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 19th day of January, 1998.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 20th day of January, 1998.
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Deputy Ci y Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Cbuncil of the City of Costa Mesa